Which to use
“adoptan” and “adopten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,431
- “adoptan” frequency rank
- #24,362
- “adopten” frequency rank
- 42793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adoptan | adopten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adoptar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de adoptar. |
Where the eye mixes adoptan and adopten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: adoptan vs adopten
A purely visual mix-up. adoptan ([aˈð̞opt̪ãn]) and adopten ([aˈð̞opt̪ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “adoptan” becomes e in “adopten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adoptan is recorded at frequency rank #18,431, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈð̞opt̪ãn]. adopten is at rank #24,362, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈð̞opt̪ẽn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42793, this pair ranks #146,260 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adoptan vs adopten
Shared letters: adnopt. Private to "adoptan": -. Private to "adopten": e.
"adoptan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "adopten" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adoptan" and "adopten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "adoptan" or "adopten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "adoptan" and "adopten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adoptan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adopten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,260 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adoptan" and "adopten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adapten vs adopten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #146,260 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.